[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 77 (Thursday, May 4, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H4179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. NOLAN:
       H.R. 2384.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, which provides that the 
     Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, 
     duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for 
     the common defense and general welfare of the United States.